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Myths About Financial Assistance
MYTH: An independent school education is out of reach for all but wealthy families.
REALITY: Tuition can be expensive. But hundreds of private schools offer financial assistance to make sure that the students they’ve admitted have a realistic chance to enroll, no matter what their families’ financial status.
MYTH: All schools our child applies to will offer our family the same financial aid package.
REALITY: How much assistance you receive may vary a lot from school to school. The amount a school can offer depends on factors such as the size of its endowment, its tuition costs, and its philosophy about providing aid. If your decision to send your child to an independent school depends on getting some financial help, it pays to apply for aid at more than one school.
MYTH: The deadlines for admission and financial aid are the same.
REALITY: Often the deadlines are not the same. Check with each school (the deadlines are usually on the school’s website), and be sure to keep track of what you must do when. Do not wait to begin the financial aid process until after you receive an admission decision. It pays to complete both admission and financial aid applications at the same time, even if they’re due on different dates; plus many schools require that they be done at the same time.
MYTH: The financial aid application process is complicated.
REALITY: There’s some truth to this one, but schools’ financial aid offices are working hard to make the process as clear and convenient as possible. More than 2,100 schools use SSS, School and Student Services by NAIS, to help them make financial aid decisions. This means you may only have to fill out one form to apply for financial aid at several schools. The form and instructions are available online. In addition, many schools offer financial aid workshops, and staffers welcome your calls any time you have questions.
MYTH: If we tell the school our family needs financial aid, this might hurt our child’s chances of being admitted.
REALITY:The typical school will not reject a qualified student’s admission application because the child is applying for financial aid. That said: Admission is not a guarantee that the student’s family will receive financial aid. The amount of aid depends on the family’s eligibility and the funds the school has available.
MYTH: It’s too intimidating to talk to the school about our private financial matters.
REALITY: The school is your very best source of realistic information about the procedures and timelines for getting aid and of advice about the types of financial assistance available. The members of the financial aid staff want you to turn to them for help. Really. Reprinted with permission from the National Association of Independent Schools, www.nais.org.
Applewild School is an independent day and boarding school with campuses in Fitchburg (18 months-Grade 9) and Devens, Massachusetts (Preschool-Grade 4).
Applewild believes in its students and in their future. We adopt teaching and learning strategies that will equip our students to enter a world that is rapidly changing. At Applewild, we aren’t interested in teaching our students what to think, but to think critically for themselves and to be problem-solvers, discerners, leaders, and changemakers in our global society.
Metacognition and project based learning is at the heart of our day-to-day academics as is our commitment to student agency and choice. Students can choose from classes in design, makerspace, art, 3-D game design, improv, performing arts and band/choral. Clubs integrated into the school day are driven by student interest whether it be a slime club, a buffer sword club, or a debate club! English as a second language is also offered.
Our junior boarding 5 or 7 day program offers an exceptional academic and social environment for students in Grades 5 to 9.
Our 6th to 9th grade program features field work, math and writing labs, and an interdisciplinary approach to learning. We have a personalized secondary school placement program and 90% of our students get into their first or second choice school.
We offer learning support including programming for students with language-based learning differences and ADHD. Our executive functioning class supports students in middle school who need to brush up on their organization.
Some students benefit from the more comprehensive support of Foundations at Applewild, a languagebased program for students in Grades 2 to 9 with class sizes of no more than 8 students and 1:1 OrtonGillingham tutorials.
Our Ski Hawks Academy alpine slalom and GS race program for students in Grades 5 to 9 will kick off for the 2023-2024 school year. With day and boarding options, athletes will ski in the morning and take classes in the afternoon. The program includes daily skiing at Wachusett Mountain, a specialized sports psychology class and pre-season training.
120 Prospect Street | Fitchburg, MA 01420 27 Jackson Road | Devens, MA 01434 978-342-6053 | www.applewild.org
FEATURED SCHOOL & PRESCHOOL PROFILES Tender Loving Care Childcare Centers
TLC Childcare Center strives to provide a quality Early Childhood Education Program filled with carefully chosen staff members, filled with love and compassion for children. We believe that children are our most important resource and that their early childhood experiences are crucial in the development of their future. Each staff member strives to offer an environment that is high in quality and stimulates the child’s senses and where warmth and friendship are abundant, to meet the needs of the total development of the child. The program we pursue is geared toward helping the child develop habits of observation, questioning and listening while building a positive self-esteem. Our staff members are partners with our parents working together to meet both the needs of the children and their families.
TLC Childcare Center succeeds by delivering outstanding performance and customer service.
Just love them!
– Grace, MA
Highly Recommended
Tender Loving Care Childcare Center is a wonderful facility that provides excellent child care. Attentive, caring, patient, affordable and professional - all the qualities parents look for when in need for the perfect childcare. I highly recommend Tender Loving Care Childcare Centers located in Weston and Woburn Massachusetts!!!
– Delina, Waltham, MA
Just like Family!!
Tender Loving Care Childcare Centers are more than a Day Care. The loving Staff is like Family. I feel secure in knowing when I drop my daughter off that she will be cared for as if she were at home with a family member!! I know that my child is being cared for in a nurturing environment and by a well educated staff. The teachers are a group of AMAZING people who have dedicated their lives to caring for children and it shows. They are not just teachers, THEY ARE FAMILY!!
– Elizabeth, Waltham, MA
Nestled in the heart of Boston’s historic North End, St. John School has educated children since 1895. Welcoming students in PreK-3 through Grade 8, we provide a Catholic education that focuses on Faith and academic excellence. We utilize standards-based curriculum and innovative programs to educate the whole child. Our dedicated teachers and small class sizes ensure that each student’s unique progress is celebrated.
Students enjoy a rigorous academic curriculum enriched by integrated STEM programing, Italian language instruction, our own in-house hydroponic garden and much more. After school care till 6 p.m. and an extensive summer camp is available. Boston residents may be eligible for free bus transportation.
Rolling admissions available across all grades. School hours: drop off starts 7:30 a.m., class starts 8:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. Tuition 2022-23: PreK-3 $11,900, PreK-4 $7,250, K5 $6,900 and Gr 1-8 $6,600.
Please contact Rebecca Griffin, Director of Development and Enrollment to set up a tour: bgriffin@sjsne.com
80 Crescent Avenue Newton Centre, Massachusetts 02459 617-969-4488 www.wellan.org
Wellan Montessori School is an independent, all-gender school with an age range of 15 months – Grade 8. Located in Newton Centre, the school draws families from diverse backgrounds in surrounding communities. Wellan’s preschool, elementary, and middle school programs each placed first as a Boston Parents “Family Favorite” in 2022. Wellan students benefit from the unique balance of freedom and responsibility offered by the school’s Montessori-Progressive curriculum, which promotes both individually-paced academic progress and collaborative project-based learning. Empathy, community service, innovation, and social justice are emphasized throughout the curriculum. During the school day, students enjoy specials that span visual and performing arts, woodworking, technology, and more; students also have the option to enroll in after-school enrichment and athletic programs. Graduates emerge as capable leaders who demonstrate strong academic skills that enable them to succeed at Greater Boston’s top public and independent schools.
Inspire. Challenge. Empower. Register for an in-person tour or virtual info session at wellan.org. Need-based financial assistance is available
5 Lowell Avenue Winchester, Massachusetts 01890 781-729-3489 www.aceraschool.org
Acera School:
The Massachusetts School of Science, Creativity, and Leadership
Be creative and inquisitive! At Acera, a K-12 STEAM school, we love questions. Our students learn by tapping into their intrinsic motivation to inquire about the world around them. Our innovative program includes individual learning plans, ability-based math, hands-on units in our life sciences lab, and creative electives in computing, philosophy, social sciences, and the arts, providing a runway that truly fits each child's interests and potential. Join us at one of Acera's upcoming virtual and in-person Parent Information Sessions. Dates and details are online at aceraschool.org/admissions
An Austin Prep education is preparation for the journey of life. The school’s mission is “to inspire hearts to unite, minds to inquire, and hands to serve.” It’s not the formal curriculum, however, that prepares students to go the distance. It’s the unwritten curriculum of veritas, unitas, and caritas (truth, unity, love) that Austin Prep imprints on the hearts of graduates that guides them on their inner journey. The school’s academic program for young men and women covers seven years, from grade 6 through grade 12, and because of this extended time shared with students, the school has the ability to offer wide-ranging opportunities for academic, social, emotional, physical, and spiritual growth at critical stages of a student’s adolescent development. “At Austin Prep, we are on a journey that is lifechanging and important,” says head of school James Hickey, Ph.D. “Our patron, St. Augustine, embarked on a journey for the truth. At our core is an institution on the same journey, committed to exemplary teaching and learning.”
75 Sgt William B Terry Dr • Hingham 137 Washington St • Norwell 781-741-5454 www.suescuela.com
SELA: The International Private School
At SELA, we provide each child with a unique and personal learning experience. Every student will receive a full immersion education of the highest academic quality, through an engaging immersion curriculum which inspires and motivates them to strive for knowledge and understanding and prepares them for challenging, higher level work. SELA students will grow to be bilingual, globally competent citizens.
SELA is proud to offer the School of Early Global Education for children ages 3 months to 5 years. The Elementary School is for children in Kindergarten through grade 6. Both schools are located in our bright, friendly and safe 20,000 square foot facility, situated in the beautiful Shipyard area of Hingham. At SELA, we are Creative; Confident; Bilingual.
Lesley Ellis School serves preschoolers through eighth graders in a community that celebrates diversity and is defined by respect for all. From the moment students enter the iconic orange Lesley Ellis doors they know what it means to belong; to be accepted; and to be challenged. Every student’s intellectual, physical, social, and emotional growth is nurtured and expertly guided at Lesley Ellis. The robust and flexible academic program allows faculty to meet individual needs of students, while simultaneously developing foundational social and emotional skills. The Lesley Ellis School program includes: • an arts program that exposes children to the vast canvas of creative expression available to them; • a schoolwide Spanish program, beginning in the earliest years; • an award-winning anti-bias curriculum that informs all aspects of the Lesley Ellis experience and reminds students that they are part of a larger global community which requires an ever-growing need for understanding and mindfulness. The faculty at Lesley Ellis are committed and enthusiastic and infuse each student’s experience with meaning and joy.
League School of Greater Boston
League School of Greater Boston is a mission driven organization that has maintained a vision of providing students on the Autism Spectrum with the respect, support, and opportunities needed to grow, learn, and prepare for the adult world.
League School is dedicated to excellence in autism education and individual development. With both Day and Residential programs, League School takes a whole child approach to developing and implementing an individualized multidisciplinary educational, behavioral, and residential program for each student.
300 Boston Providence Highway Walpole, Massachusetts 02032 508-850-3900 www.leagueschool.org
BRITISH INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF BOSTON
A NORD ANGLIA EDUCATION SCHOOL
British International School of Boston
Your child can create their future. Let that journey begin at BISB, where your child will achieve more than you ever thought possible. At BISB, students from 18 months through 18 years of age are provided opportunities and experiences they simply cannot get anywhere else. As a member of Nord Anglia Education (NAE), a global family of premium schools, BISB provides our students with enriched curricula through collaborations with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), The Juilliard School, and UNICEF. Through NAE’s Global Campus activities, your child can connect with other Nord Anglia Education students around the world, amplifying their learning beyond the classroom. BISB Middle and High School students can participate in international performing arts festivals and sports competitions, as well as service-learning projects and expeditions in Tanzania and Switzerland. Through personalized learning, support and challenge, our extraordinary teachers nurture the individual strengths of each student. Our international curricula, culminating with the IB Diploma Programme (IBDP), will enable your child to stand out to the world’s top universities and create their future
Campus Locations: 30 Fairfield Street 26 Exeter Street Boston, Massachusetts 02116 617-226-4900 www.kingsley.org
Kingsley Montessori School
Kingsley engages the mind, hands, and heart of each child to nurture resilient explorers, confident learners, and empathetic citizens. Serving children ages 2–12, Kingsley is located in two historic buildings in Back Bay. At Kingsley, we believe in each child’s deep capacity to learn and connect ideas and concepts through an integrated and expansive curriculum. We nurture an innate desire to be independent and engaged in meaningful and purposeful work—activity we see each day. Mixed-aged learning environments powerfully ignite and engage imagination and curiosity. Kingsley believes in connecting ideas, skills, and knowledge in new ways; thinking critically, collaboratively, and intelligently about your work. It’s about asking, not just answering, insightful questions. At Kingsley, we encourage students at every age to take responsibility for their own learning and learn by doing. Kingsley students graduate as independent, engaged learners who take a proactive approach to their own education.
428 Hammond Street Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467 617-566-4394 www.tchs.org At The Chestnut Hill School, an independent, allgender school for children ages 3 through grade 6, we believe childhood optimism and enduring curiosity can transform the world. Here, students find meaning and joy in a diverse community that encourages all to question, to take risks, and to think beyond themselves. The Chestnut Hill School offers a robust curriculum that includes everything from art and music to technology and Spanish, along with traditional course offerings. An extended day program provides the chance for students to enjoy extracurricular activities like dance, karate, chess, and athletics in the same nurturing environment. The Chestnut Hill School is committed to offering financial assistance to qualified families. To learn more about The Chestnut Hill School and what we offer, visit tchs.org.
Waldorf School of Lexington
Waldorf School of Lexington (WSL) serves students from preschool and kindergarten through grade 8 on a historic campus, adjacent to the 185-acre Great Meadows conservation land.
The school’s educational philosophy and culture instill in students respect for themselves, for each other, and the confidence to engage in a changing world. WSL prepares students for a lifetime of joyful, self-directed learning. Above all, WSL is a school where each child is seen, known, and loved. And that can change the world. For more information or to schedule a tour, visit thewaldorfschool.org.
German International School Boston
Welcome & Willkommen!
German International School Boston (GISB) is a bilingual independent school serving students from preschool to grade 12. They strive to inspire curiosity, imagination, and a lifelong love of learning. GISB is part of a worldwide network of 140 officially recognized International German Schools, allowing the school to award the German International Abitur. This prestigious honors-level diploma is recognized at European and American colleges and universities as an academic distinction.
Whether you are looking for a language-immersion preschool or want to benefit from the rich and rigorous German curriculum in elementary to high school, GISB strives to ignite each student’s intellectual and creative potential, preparing students for shaping our common future.
GISB has no prior language requirements for preschool and kindergarten and offers a dedicated program for students entering grades 1 to 5 with little or no German knowledge. Contact admissions@gisbos.org to schedule a tour!
Cambridge Montessori School
Founded in 1963, CMS is celebrating 60 years of authentic Montessori education. The Montessori approach educates the whole child, providing a balance of freedom and responsibility and specially designed materials intended to help each child reach his or her fullest potential. Our teachers offer boundless opportunities for growth in a supportive and thoughtfully prepared environment. CMS fosters a love of learning while educating children to be caring, socially responsible citizens of the world. CMS offers a unique experience that embraces Cambridge's culture of innovation while also offering access to adjacent green spaces. We welcome children from eighteen months through grade 8.
80 Trowbridge Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617-354-0014 www.cambridge-ellis.org CES is a non-profit NAEYC accredited school where children learn through hands-on, openended experiences. We celebrate diversity, individuality, self-expression, and creativity and always have children and their families at the heart of what we do. We provide a warm, nurturing, and stimulating learning environment through the emergent curriculum approach which focuses on children's interests and curiosities. In addition, our unique after school Language Program offers immersion language classes in Mandarin, French, and Spanish for preschoolers from 3-6pm. We are firmly committed to anti-racist education, examining our assumptions and biases, and actively cultivating a sense of belonging for everyone.
TREMONT
SCHOOL
575 Virginia Road Concord, MA 01742 781-235-4805 www.tremontschool.org
Tremont School
Tremont students are bright, engaged learners with individual learning styles, unique social/ emotional needs, academic areas of great strength, and areas of lagging skills. Tremont teachers are highly qualified, loving professionals who are always seeking to understand and connect with each child authentically and deeply. The traditional school model, teacher-led learning, doesn’t work for all. Tremont’s model is student-led learning with customization of the curriculum based on student interest and learning level. There are many ways in which this is achieved: designated work time during the school day, negotiated curriculum, independent study projects, celebrations of learning, goal setting, portfolio reviews at the high school level, and the Collaborative Problem Solving model of social and academic problem solving. The decision to attend Tremont School has radically changed the school experience for many of our families. Visit tremontschool.org to find out more.
Lexington Christian Academy
Since 1946, Lexington Christian Academy (LCA) has provided exceptional academic preparation, operating under the belief that faith and learning are inseparable and indispensable in a Christian education. We use our faith to build a stronger foundation of knowledge, critical thinking, curiosity, and a sincere quest for truth. In addition to LCA's commitment to an excellent academic experience, is an equal commitment to an authentic and meaningful integration of faith into every aspect of learning. With weekly Chapel gatherings and connections to faith drawn in every classroom, LCA faculty take the work of spiritual formation seriously, seeking to develop faithful stewards and leaders of the emerging generation.
The Newman School
The Newman School’s motto, “Heart Speaks to Heart” is woven through all areas of school life. Relationships are at the core of who we are. Students develop through inquisitive academic exploration and social-emotional growth to become global contributors. The Newman School curriculum and community is intentionally designed to meet every student's academic, social and emotional needs. Our students are critical thinkers, who are able to apply their learning across subjects and into their everyday worlds. Newman School faculty bring expertise from all parts of the world; they hold advanced degrees from acclaimed universities and an experiential knowledge base that is unparalleled by any secondary school in our area. We understand every student is on a personal and developmental journey. Newman students frequently engage in "our city classroom", in the Back Bay of Boston, the "education" city. The Boston Public Library is our resource center, the museums and universities are steps away and the T takes our classes to new opportunities that arise around one of the great cities of the world. They graduate prepared for success in college and in their lives beyond.
3 McGinnis Drive Burlington, MA 01803 781. 272.1014 www.mounthopeschool.org
Mount Hope Christian School
Mount Hope Christian School has been a leader in Christian education for 40 years. As a non-profit, private school, we are honored to work together with parents and families from surrounding communties to provide children with a solid foundation on which to build. Our goal is to educate children in five areas: academically, socially, physically, emotionally and most importantly, spiritually. Our diverse staff brings a wealth of experience, education, and love of teaching to each individual child.
Our mission is to graduate Godly young men and women who are equipped with the skills needed to become future leaders.
Mission Grammar School
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Mission Grammar School is an urban, college prep Catholic School dedicated to reaching individual excellence in a faith-based community rooted in Gospel values. Founded in 1889, our school has been innovating and evolving in the tradition of individual excellence for over 130 years. Enrolling scholars beginning at 3 months through 6th grade, Mission Grammar educates the whole child: mind, body and spirit. We believe each scholar is Living the Gospel and on the Road to College! In 2020, six new classrooms were constructed in our St. Alphonsus Campus, including a STEM lab and our very own Mission Grammar Playground!
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2 Old Pickard Lane Littleton, MA 01460 978.486.9874 www.oakmeadow.org
Walk into any Oak Meadow classroom and you will immediately recognize that something special is going on. From toddlers through 8th graders, you will see quiet, independent investigators and enthusiastic collaborators—all with an intensity of focus and sense of purpose— all completely engaged. They are guided, but not directed. There is freedom, yet intention. There is courtesy and kindness and also a strong sense of self. Real, relevant work demonstrates a steady continuum of progress. Oak Meadow’s program is infused with the spirit of the classic Montessori experience while preparing students for the unique challenges of our time. Programs in nature-based learning, fine and performing arts, Spanish, and experiential learning build the foundation for a lifelong journey of intellectual and personal growth. Serving the Nashoba Valley region for 45 years - come see why!
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INSPIRED TO LEARN • ENCOURAGED TO EXPLORE • EMPOWERED TO LEAD
69 Middlesex Road Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 617-566-7462 www.brimmer.org
Brimmer and May School
Brimmer and May is a PK–12, independent day school that fosters active learners, compassionate leaders, and ethical global citizens. The ideal size of our School allows for personalized instruction in a student-centered, project-based, learning environment. We’re big in terms of our ambitions for each student’s growth, academic achievements, and leadership skills. We’re broad in terms of our diversity, strengthened by a commitment to equity and anti-bias education. We’re huge in terms of the breadth, depth, and variety of curricular options and extracurricular opportunities. Yet we’re small enough to have a true feeling of connection with one another and to give everyone a chance not only to participate but to shine. Stop by our campus in Chestnut Hill and see why Brimmer just might be the perfect fit for your student. Visit our Open House on Sunday, October 23, as well as our division-specific virtual panel discussions, and learn how our students are inspired to learn, encouraged to explore, and empowered to lead.
29 Mount Auburn Street Cambridge, MA 02138 617-868-8658 www.saintpaulschoirschool.us/
Saint Paul's Choir School forms the faith and intellectual and musical abilities of its students. SPCS inspires students to pursue their God-given potential, prepares them for the strongest secondary schools, and equips them to be virtuous leaders. Saint Paul’s Choir School is a Catholic boys school for grades three through eight of academic excellence and choral masterworks. Boys are prepared for the best high schools in the Boston area and beyond by excellent teachers and a rigorous, classically-inspired curriculum. Seated in the rich traditions of choral music and timeless liturgical celebrations, Saint Paul’s celebrates and trains the unique treble voice only boys this age have. Classes include music theory, Latin, rhetoric, language arts, religion, social studies, science, and math, among others.
14 Forest Ridge Drive Rowley, MA 01969 978-777-4699 www.clarkschool.com
Clark School
Clark School, located in Rowley, MA, offers a unique and individualized learning environment for students grades K-12, through its project-based curriculum and therapeutic environment. Small classes allow for personal attention to every child, and students are encouraged to excel at their own pace in each subject area. At Clark, we get to know our students as learners and as people. We instill a love of learning and challenge them individually every day. We teach character and core values intentionally, because we know students need more than the common core to be successful in life.
With flexible options between remote and inperson learning, you can take comfort in the fact that your child’s academic year is still progressing. Admissions is rolling so visit clarkschool.com or call us at (978) 777-4699 to learn more, schedule a tour, attend an open house or apply now!
345 Fortune Boulevard Milford, MA 01757 508-478-2631 www.evergreenctr.org
The Evergreen Center is a non-profit residential school serving children and adolescents with autism or intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Evergreen Center was founded in 1982 by Dr. Robert F. Littleton, Jr. to provide day and residential treatment services for children and adolescents with severe developmental disabilities. Evergreen's standard for successful instruction is social competence and community participation. We believe children will develop to their maximum potential when instruction is woven through daily activities and living environments. Evergreen students live in residential neighborhoods and travel to and from our school each day through the Blackstone Valley Massachusetts countryside. Our individualized education programs are based upon the principles of applied behavioral analysis and evidence-based practice. The Evergreen Center employs a multi-disciplinary team of trained professionals responsible for the success of each student's individualized education program.
Preschool: One Park Street Elementary: 67 Brimmer Street Boston, MA 02108 617-523-7577 www.parkstreetschool.org
Park Street School
Situated in sunny facilities on Beacon Hill, Park Street School (PSS) provides a continuous and joy-filled education for children, Toddler-Grade 6. At the Preschool, purposeful play, an engaging curriculum, and nurturing teachers mean your child won’t want to leave school! For our older students, robust academics, engaging "out-ofthe-chair" learning, and talented faculty result in children who love learning. Students are known and loved by faculty who care about all aspects of their growth. Our students grow in confidence, compassion and empathy. They learn of God’s love for them, show respect for others, take risks in affirming settings, and learn to live generously. PSS students are equipped to become global citizens, armed with strong academics. Graduates receive competitive middle school placement, and aspirational college matriculation. PSS offers small class sizes, a diverse community, and need-based financial aid.
67 Harvard Street Brookline, Massachusetts 02445 617-566-7184 www.stmarys-brookline.org
St. Mary of the Assumption School
Rooted in Brookline Village, St. Mary of the Assumption School is a diverse and global community of kindness and conscience, focused on spiritual and intellectual growth, moral development, and academic excellence Thank you for your interest in St. Mary's! We are thrilled that you are considering our school for your child. We are a school on the move!
This year, we have partnered with the Lynch Foundation to improve our Early Childhood Education program with brand new furniture, classroom supplies, and curricula. We have also expanded our middle school to include separate classes for Grades 6, 7, and 8. Our middle school students now benefit from a 10:1 student teacher ratio. Using an intentional whole child approach, we seek to educate children in mind, boy and spirit to be engaged, morally thoughtful members of society. Our students matriculate to competitive secondary schools such as Ursuline Academy, Catholic Memorial, Xaverian Brothers, Miss Hall's, Boston College High School, BB&N, and selective Boston test schools.
765 Concord Avenue Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138 617-876-4746 www.fayerweather.org
Fayerweather Street School
Founded in 1967, Fayerweather Street School in Cambridge is a PreK to grade 8 school with an emphasis on progressive education. We strive to help students connect with their own curiosity and find joy in learning. Our vibrant classrooms are filled with passionate teachers and engaged learners. We offer a thematic, project-based curriculum, challenging to social justice, and an antibias curriculum. We have a diverse student population, plus a co-teacher model with multiage classrooms. Our offerings include Spanish, music, art, woodshop, library, and physical education. We also have generous financial aid. Our students are confident, resourceful, and enthusiastic learners.
